GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |